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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
The Omaha Herald sold.
Special to the Globe.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 2S,-The Herald
was sold to-day for $50, 900 cash, the pur-
chasers being syndicate headed by Con-
gresham McShane. Possession is given
at once. There is to be no change in
politics. sst
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
Thaw at Nlilbank.

Special to the GIobe.
MILBANK, Oak, Feb. 2S.-The railroad
blockade east of here will undoubtedly be
raised Tuesday, and west within two or
three days. There has been big thaw to-
day, and the snow is running off rapidly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
a saloon Case--The weather.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. 2s.-Patrick
Grow. saloonkeeper, was fined $500 and
costs to-day by Judge Wakefield. and there
are others who will be arranged soon.
Following Fridays severe storm to-day has
been veritable spring day, and the snow
is rapidly disappearing. The trains are all
running through except on the st. Paul
road
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
KiIley by a snow PIo1v.
Special to the Globe.

AUSTIN, Mimi, Feb. 2S.-Saturday
m orning about o'clock q section hand
working for Foreman Gallagher, of Lansing,
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, was struck by snow plow run
ming at high rate of speed and Instantly
killed. He was walking along the track.
and the binding snow storm, which set in
Friday night. prevented him discerning the
approaching train.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
TO Officer Fire M CIR.

Special to the Globe.
FARIBAULT, Feb. 2S.-At the fremen's
meeting held on Saturday night Edward
Cassidy was elected chief of the fire depart
ment, Oscar Mortenson first assistant, Otto
Stroberger second assistant, John Comfort
secretary and treasurer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
TroubIc with the Half-Brecds.

WINNIPEG, Man.. Feb. 2S.-Word has
been received from st. John, in Dakota,
just south of the international boundary,
that serious difficulty is feared with the
half-breeds. There are in that settlement
upwards of 1000 families of half-breeds,
among whom are many of Louis Riels
ablest lieutenants who found it expedient to
enligrate after the rebellion Of 1885. They
took with them considerable number OF
horses and cattle, most of which had
probably been stolen along the road from
the Northwest They have been taxed for
these ANIMALS by the local authorities. but
have steadily refused to pay the tax. Writs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
NIinister I,endiefon.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Minister PEN
dleton has notified the state department
that he will sail from New York Thursday
next to resume his duties in Berlin.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
They Had no Meeting

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-No meeting OF
the conference OIL the fortitication appro-
priation bill could be secured to-day owing
to the engagement OF several of the mem
bers ON other conferences.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
ArriyaI

Southampton-The Rugia, from New Yorl
for Hamburg.
New York-The Saale, from Bremen.
Havre-La Champagne, from New York.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
uacDonala,s enenls.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Judge Mac
Donald has gone East. He will spend this
week in New York and Jersey City and go
home next week,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
Failed TO Fight.

Special to the Globe.
BosToN, Feb. %. s.-Kilrain and Lannon
were to have fought to finish tonight, but
the police interfered and prevented meet
ing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
The WeIcOme ChinOok.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 2S.-The long-ex-
pected and desired chinook" wind has at
last reached this territory, and is proving a
great boon and relief to the live stock inter-
ests. Special dispatches from all parts of
the territory to the Montana Live Stock
Journal report that the chinook" is gen.
eral, the temperature ranging from 40o to
500, with a warm wind from the south
west, which is carrying off the snow rapidly.
AT FORT BENTON.
Special to the GLOBE.
FORT BENTON. Mont. Feb. 2S.-The
roaring chinook is here and the three days
snow is fast disappearing. The Missouri
river will probably break up tonight.
Stockmen are happy. The loss i'll Northern
Montana will not be 20 per cent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01

CANTON, Dak.. Feb. 2S.-The nomina-
ton of Abe Boynton for railroad commis-
soner by Gov. Church gives first-class
satisfaction in this section. His selection
is considered almost favor to every old
neighbor and friend in Lincoln county, and
it is the general desire of the people that he
be Immediately confirmed. A reception
will be rendered him OIL his return to Lin
colin cOunty
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
IN THE COUNCIL.

Mead-An act providing for the distribution
of the Dakota supreme court reports. Wells
Providing 0,000 for the school of mines ct
Rapid City. Mead-Providing the manner of
assessing stocks and shares Of banks and
bank associations and collecting tax
from the same. CollinS-Providing for the
insurance of public buildings. Collins Re
lating TO exemptions for bonding. Ericsson
An act to authorize counties, townships and
school districts and incorporated cities and
towns to refund outstanding bonded indebt
edness. Allen-An act creating and defining
the boundary of the county OF Mccormack
and for other purposes. Ericsson-An act to
amend chapter rs of the general laws of 1888
in regard to drainage. amended by chaper AZ
of the general laws of 1855. TEE AITCH.
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GuNBoAT cARosDELET.


showers Of shot and shell, the Carondelet
pushed rapidly down the river, and in twenty
minutes, aided by swift current and full
head Of steam. she had run the gauntlet Of
batteries, and at 1 o'clock was safely an
chored at New Madrid.
BY prcconccrted arrangement. if the boat
escaIed six heavy guns were to be fired to an
nouuce the fact, and when the terrible
anxiety of those who had been left behind
was relieved by the majestic echoes that
rolled across the water the scene is described
Us one such as earth seldom witnesses. The
men embraced each other, sang, danced.
shouted and sent back an answering salute;
and the admiral, the heroic Admiral Foote,
nohlest of the noble, who never commenced
an enterprise without looking to God for
guidance, glided away from the throng with
tears Of gratitude to give thanks to God in
bis closet, where he was daily won't to COM
mune with his maker"
On the night of the 9th the gunboat Pitts
burg followed the example Of tho Carondelet
with similar success, and under their protec-
ton, the next day, transports laden with
troops passed through the canal. The Con-
federates now thought only OF escape; they
were surrounded and further resistance was
hopeless. On the morning Of the Sth Gen.
Mackall, who was in command, sent in flag
OF truce Offering to surrender. Three gen
erals, seven cclonels. seven regiments, several
battalions of infantry, five companies Of
artillery, twenty-four cannon, several thou
sand stand of small arms, large magazines
stored with munitions of war, and all i'm
mense number Of tents, horses and wagons
were among the spoils. In addition to these
the batteries OH shore, armed with seventy
heavy riflcd guns, varying in size from 32 to
100 Founders, four steamers and floating
battery fell into the hands Of the Federals.
In this great achievement the latter did not
lose man on land or water.
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after the abandonment of Forts Pillow and
Randolph (,he latter twelve miles below, OIL
June 4. These events were nccesSitated by
The Confederate evacuationof Corinth, which
took place OIL the night of May 70. Capt
Davis now proceeded down the river, and on
The night of June 5 anchored within two
miles of Memphis. His fleet consisted of five
sunboats-tle Benton, Cairo, Carondelet,
Louisville and st. Louis-carrying total of
sixty-eight guns and four ran,s-the Mon
arch, Lancaster. Switzerland and Queen of
the West. The latter were under the COM
mand OF Gel Charles Ellct Jr., n civil engi.
neer of some note who had built the wire
suspension bridge across tho Schuylkill at
Fairnlount, and also that of Niagara river
below the falls. He also took IL prominent
part i'll the construction of the Baltimore and
Ohio and other western railroads. III the
beginning of hostilities Col. Ellct had urged
upon the navy department the Importance of
constructing rams, and, after much opposi
ton, was appointed n colonel of engineers,
and ordered to repair to the Mississippi and
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
MOVING ON coRIN7H.

We turn now to the operations Oh land, and
the continuation Of the campaign of the
valley fthe Mississippi. Corinth, the position
to which Gen. Beauregard retired after the
repulse at Shiloh, is small village in the
northeast corner of Mississippi, ninety miles
east of Memphis, and about twenty miles
from the Tennessee river. The Memphis and
Charleston railroad runs through it from east
to west, and the Mobile and Ohio railroad
from south to north. 1t is protected on the
front und flank by low swnmpy valleys. and
stands on long ridge in the fork of two
streams. Its approaches are also heavily
simbercd and capable Of u protractcd defense.
Cen Halleck arrived at Pittsburg Land
ing OH April II, 1862, week after the battles
Of Shiloh, and recognizing the Typographical
difficulties of the situation. DELAYED f.r.!:-.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
Peculiar Actions of Drowning Persons,

81 believe can toll just by the clutch how
many times u drowning person has been
down" nlusinsly remarked Ed ward Horn. of
the terry company. and the npn who las
saved sixty-four lives. THE first trip down
they 90 for you with firm, declcl clutch
that means they still know what they arc
about. The second immersion causes a shaky,
uncertain grip, which can be easily broken if
you so choose. II is the last time down that
tho grasp becomes a convuSivc, bcwillcrcd
one, and but few swimmers can save a per-
son after the unfortunate man has descended
for the third tine Almost invariably the
drowning man on hi, final Journey below the
water will seize his pre-erver BY the legs. 1t
seems TO be n las Of nature, and one I cannot
account for !, would lie easier to save a
whole river full Of men than one drowning
woman. The odd feature of the latters
struggle in the water is that she will seize
your hands if sl!c can get hold Of one or both
of them. A woman will drown quicker than
man. She opens her mouth from tho time
she first strikes the water and never closes it,
aud So loses her senses more easily. Yes,
saw one person die of stransuutlon while we
were under water together His eyes were
wonderfully fascinating as he stared help
lessly at me. You may not believe it, but
they shonc like two balls of tire"-Detroit
Tribune.
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ISLAND NO. 10.

This position, by reason of its natural adj
vantaseS, was regarded as the chief barrier
to tho progress Of the Federals down the
Mississippi Although but a mile long and
half milo wide, it is so situated in a sharE
bend of the river us to command the approach
for miles and tobe susceptible Of the strongest
kind Of fortifications. Tho town of New
Madrid, which is located on the upper or
northern portion of the bend, was also occu-
pied by n Confederate force OF 5000 troops
under command of Gen. McCown. The dis
tanro around the bend was about thirty miles,
whereas the distance across the peninsula
from liptonyillo below to the island did not
exceed five miles; hence it was calculated by
the confetleratcs that, oven if the Fedcrals
obtained possession of the Missouri side Of tho
river, including New Madrid and Point Pleas
ant, the communication by water to Tipton-
vile, and thence by land across the bend to
Island No TO- would Still remain intact
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
THE MISSISSIPPI.
Capture of New Madrid and
Island No. 10.
OUR NAVY IN THE WEST.
Heroic Blue Jackets Who Made the Fierc.
est Bombardment Of the War.

A Fleet Annihilated in the Presence OF
Thousands of Spectators . Memphis
Taken-The Battles of Iuka and Corinth.
Desperate Fighting Clears the Way to
vicksburg.
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What is known i'll history Us ''the western
campaign of 1sG2-63" had for its object the
conquest of the valley Of the Mississippi and
the occupation of the line of river and rail
way communications, whereby the eastern
portion of the Confederacy was so amply sup
piled from the fertile resources of Louisiana,
Arkansas and Texas. At the very beginning
OF the war the paramount Importance of the
Mississippi river was recognized by the mill
tary and political leaders on both sides 1t
irrigated an area of thirteen hundred thou
sand square miles, or six times as large as the
empire of France, received the waters of fifty
seven nnvigabe streams and washed the
shores of ten different states. Its possession
by the south made the Confederacy compact.
Its loss would close the only avenue of con-
slant communication with the outside
world, and shut Oft the vast beef growing
territory from which the southern armies
derived their cattle. Hence the seizure by
the Confe'lerates at an early day OF such I'M
portant positions along the river as Colum-
bus, Island No. 10, Fort Pillow, vicksburg
AMI Port Hudson
In preceding articles it has been shown how,
with the fall of Columbus Forts Henry and
Donelson and the evacuation of Nashville.
the first line Of Confederate dcferses was
shattered and the enemy were forced to form
second line with their left resting on the
s1ississippi at Fort Pillow, the center at
Corinth and the right at Chat nnooga. In
retiring from Columbus, Gen. Polk, who was
i'll command of the Confederates, sent the
principal portion of his army to re-cnforce
Gen Albert Sidney Johnston, who was then
falling back from Nashville, and removed his
storos and guns, l40 in number, forty-five
pliies down the river to Island No TO-
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OH and captured the battery, throwing tho
whole Of Davies division in conf,lson but it
was only for moment. The Fifty .,i%th
Illinois, suddenly rising from its ro"rr in
ravinc, poured in terrible vollcy. md With
n shout and counter charge, the enemy were
driven from the rcdoubt. Gen. RoscgraMs,
speaking of this affair to TIL" Army "l the
Cumberland, said: "Recollcct that there are
hardly any troops in the world that will
stand a bayonet charge
On the left there was another desperate con-
hict 1t was essential to the success of The
Confclerates that they should take battery
tolinctt. To do this they were compelled
to march across II rugged ravine, through
'lense thickets and over all nba:tis, exposed
all the way to the concentrated fire of bat
tcries Robinctt and Williams. The attempt
seemed au'lacious, and the daring was some
thing sublime. One Of Muury's brigadcs is in
the lead, and they push forward, stumbling
over the wounded and the dead. Col. W. Z.
Rogers, of the Second Texas. reaches the
parapet, with bis revolver i'll one hand and
battle flag i'll the other, and for nn instant it
floats side by side with the flag Of the Union,
then the brave officer falls dead i'll lis tracks
Another brigade swarlns over the bre;,stwork
and fills the rcdoubt. And now terrible
hand to hand conflict ensues Bayonets
are used, muskets are dubbed, and men
are even knocked down with fists.
Finally the Confederates give way and
hurricdlv fall back to tho cover of the
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15

nation of his friend GEN. HAcKELMAN.
Lincoln, and threw the solid vote of Indiana
for the rail splitter" At the ircak-
ing out of the war IIurkclnlm was
commissioned colonel of the Sixteenth
Indiana Volunteers, anl President Lincoln
sought the first favorable opportunity to
promot" him To tile grade of brya'li"r gcll-
rral. Gen. liackelman's brigade Went into
tho hattlc of Corinth with l,o9i men, of
whom Io; We're killed and wounded This
was the largest loss sustained 10y any ono
brigade in that engagement. lIackclman
was m"rtally wounded in the afternoon of
TIL" first days engagement. His las, words
were, al am dying, but die for my country.
If we az" victorious send my body home; if
not bury mo on the field" President Lin
coin tclrgraphed to Gen. Grant on the sth of
October: Il especially regret tho death of
Gen. Ilaclielman." Those who knew IIuckcl-
man well believe that if he had lived his
would have been one of tho very great
names on the roll of the armyl
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
THE BATTLE oE coRlN1H.

Van Dorm now decided to move rapidly
upon Corinth, and if possible take the posi-
ton by surprise; the ultimate object being to
force Grant back into Kentucky, establish
communication with Gen. Bragg and recover
all that had been lost in the previous cam
paign from Fort Henry to Corinth. The
combined forces Of Van Dorm and Price ag-
grcgatc'l 22,O0o men. The returns Of Grants
army show that he had 4sOUO effective
troops, 23,oJO of whom were under Rose
rams at Corinth and 1900 under Ord at
Bolivar. Tue forward movement of the Con.
feleiates began from Pocahontas, twenty
miles northwest of Corinth, on the lst of Oc-
tober, and at ~ o'clock on the morning If the
IL the two armies were confronting each
other in Gne Of battle
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
Wild Came at the Capital.

Not long ago great commotion was OBJ
served in the White House grounds, directly
back of the conservatory. All the workmen
in the establishment were dodging about in
violent manner, and the object of their atten-
ton was presently seen to be wild rabbit,
which soon disengaged himself from his pur-
sueis ami made good bis escape into tho
White lot and adjacent wilderness. Inquiry
shows that this is not an unusual phenomenon
in Washington. There is considerable game
in tile pu,ii,,eservation here at times. Opos-
sums. coons. rabbits, foxes and squirrels are
sometimes seen in them, and it is said that in
the :luore secluded portion of the NAH, near
tho Smithsonian Institution, several wild rab-
bits have established their permanent homs
New York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15

with slab to testify their admiration for his
gallant charge. The battle was now COM
paratvrly ended, and by noon the Confedel-
ates We're in full retreat, with Lovelis divi-
sion acting as a rear guard. Rosccrans
decided. however, not to begin pursuit until
the next day For this delay lie WIS greatly
blamed by Gen. Grant, but the former jus
titled it on tie ground that his men were.
worn out ly two days of fighting md two
sleevless nights of preparation, movement
and march. When begun, the pursuit proved
to bc ,navnling, and. with the exception o:
one or two slight affairs, the Confcderates
continued their march uninterrupted to Rip
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
THE EVACUATION OF coRlN7H,


1t is unnecessary to dwell upon the details
of this sinsu!arly dlatory movement, or the
manner i'll which these hundred and odd
thousand troops, all impatient to get at their
adversary, skilmislled rcconnoitcrei and
marched hither and thiter while they slowly
closed around the supposed stronghold. For
the purposes of narrative it is enough to
know that after ull of the immense show of
Notifications, long lines of intrcnchmentS,
batteries and imposing paradcs of artillery,
the Contedcratcs quietly slipped through the
fingers of llalleck, and little more was left to
him than IL barren victory represented by the
debris of II carefully planned and well COLI
summated evacuation. Beaurcgar,l had
made his arrangements to- this end days be-
fore. The sick and wounded were sent off
hy railway; the heavy artillery and valuable
stores We're removed with equal ,lelibcration,
nnl detailed instructions We're issued
regarding the movement ani subsequent
march, On the 22lh of May the final
order WAS issued. which required, among
other precautions, that "whcnevcr the rail.
road engines whistle ,lling the nigh, near
Il" intrcEclncnts, the troops i'll tho vicinity
will cheer repeatedly, us though rc-cnforce-
lncn;s had been rcccivei;" and before tlay-
light til" last vcstige of southern troops had
Disappeared, with tie exception of Il small
rear guard. When at O'Clock in the morn
ing the Federal troops entered the town they
found only the abandoned camp sites. Beau
regard continued his retreat To Tuprlo, Miss,
without any serious conilic! and with the loss
Of comparatively few PRISONERS. The qucs-
tion has lccn well asked without satisfactory
reply, why did not lIailnck, by II rapid
movement, then push forward, establish his
base on the Mississippi while there was an OPP
portuni'y, aud thus save the life and treasure
expended i'll the cap;urr of Nickshurg year
Inter- Meanwhile other important events
were giving Il new sllale to the campaign.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
Electricity and Ice Cream,

An eastern physician announces that he
has solved the mystery Of ice cream poison
ing and that electricity is at the bottom of it
al II" has found that the rapid revolu-
tions of the zinc paddles used in the ordinary
ice cream freezers generate electricity. and
that the Zirce is dissolved and disseminated
through the cream. rather doubt this
theory, as zine, if present in sufficient guam
thy to produce poisonous effects, would be
easily detected by chemists, and its supposed
part i'll icc cream poisoning would have been
announced long ago. That ice cream is some
,i..!-, poisonous is settled, but just what
cull.es it no one can definitely state.-Globe-
Democrat
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
A STERN WHEEL RAM.

purchase the four steamers which lie con-
serted into these powerful vessels.
1.-THE war records show that there were ut least
i've commanders; named Eilct or Elicit. who took
part i'll these engagements on the Mississippi.
They were: Charles Ellrt. .Ir.. whose portrait
We give Charles Elicit Charles Rivers Ellct.
John A. l.llct md Alfred w. Ellc,. 1t is one ur
he sran-," condolences Of the war, hut nd,ls L,
he difficulties of the historian n illustrating this
series of war papers. Numerous portraits of all
:hcsr men We're secured, hut as they were mar.rd
Charles Elet" or too often simply Mr. Ell", -
t required considerable research to positively
IDENTIFY Charles Ellct .Jr
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15

The great rage for naming steamboats, after
pretty women and ugly men is rapidly ap-
preaching an el.d, and don't know Of a boat
on the Ohio OF Mississippi, built i'll the past
two years, that has been named after living
lndiviiuol. The precedent established by the
st. Louis, N'icksburg ard New Orleans Anchor
line is being followed in naming boats after
towns, cities or states from which they desire
their business Hunter Ben Jenkins III Globe
Democrat.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-10-15
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI

Four days after the surrender of Island No.
10, the squadron steamed down the river to
attack Fort Pillow, eighty miles below. Mean
while the battle of Shiloh hal been fought OH
the 9th and Tth of April, and events indicated
an impending conflict at Corinth. Gen. Pope
was therefore directed to reDair .. oHce Will